Academic papers on Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture
A 4 page research paper/essay that discusses the various parts of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. The writer describes each section, its music and its symbolism. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
View Essay Topic

Irony in "Oedipus the King"
This 3 page paper discusses Sophocles' play "Oedipus the King," with particular regard to two examples of irony therein. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
View Essay Topic

Eyes in Film
A 4 page essay that discusses eyes and vision in three films, Being John Malkovich (1999, directed by Spike Jonze), Vertigo (1958, directed by Alfred Hitchcock), and Rear Window (1954, also directed by Hitchcock). In these films, the camera position...
View Essay Topic

Beethoven's Ninth & The Classical Era
A 6 page research paper/essay that argues that Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, coming as it does at the end of the Classical period, foreshadows Romantic concerns, it, nevertheless, is a classical work. Throughout the Ninth, traditional forms and...
View Essay Topic

Film & Graphic Novel/Diabolique & Persepolis
A 7 page essay that summarizes and discusses 2 very different forms of narrative. Diabolique (1955, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot) is a masterpiece of film suspense. Persepolis (2003) is a memoir in graphic form by Marjane Satrapi. Both mediums...
View Essay Topic

A 4 page paper which analyzes the film
View Essay Topic

Sociological Analysis of
A 5 page sociological analysis of the film
View Essay Topic

Reality TV/Why We Watch
A 5 page research paper that discusses the appeal of reality TV. Three dating shows are profiled, ElimiDATE, Next and Flavor of Love. The writer argues these shows are, first of all, gossip carried to a new level, but also a means for viewers to...
View Essay Topic

Frida/Accuracy of Recent Film
A 9 page research paper that discusses a Miramax Studios release on DVD in 2003, Frida, produced by and starring Salma Hayek and directed by Julie Taymor, this is a beautiful film that offers a compelling story of courage and fortitude in the face...
View Essay Topic

Designing Research; Why Do Music Users Download from Illegal Sources?
This 10 page paper shows how research can be designed. Using the example of a music company that wants find out what music users download tracks illegally so they can devise a marketing strategy to encourage legal downloads. The paper identifies the...
View Essay Topic

The Societal and Industrial Transformation to Digital Television
A 10 page overview of the technological evolution leading up to digital television. This paper summarizes the technology's influence on society as a whole and details the changes that have occurred in industry structure over time. Bibliography...
View Essay Topic

Movies/Then & Now
A 3 page essay that refers to an article written in 1907 that describes the movie theatres of that era. The writer compares this early movie-going experience to going to the movies today. The writer argues that this early movie-going treat shows...
View Essay Topic

Aspects of "Tartuffe"
This 3 page paper discusses several aspects of Moliere's classic comedy "Tartuffe," including the importance of the characters of Dorine and Elmire, the relationship between Cleante and Orgon, and three examples of Tartuffe's hypocrisy. Bibliography...
View Essay Topic

"Deadwood" - Both Creates And Defies Generic Conventions
6 pages in length. One might readily argue how genre is little more than what humanity has spun into recognizable categories whereby films and television programs readily exist. The extent to which generic conventions are paramount to establishing...
View Essay Topic

"X-Men" - Relationship To the Study Of History
6 pages in length. With the not-so-subtle reference to Nazi Germany and the omnipotent power of Hitler, the 2003 release of X-Men illustrates how the study of history is one that perpetually itself; inasmuch as the focus of attention is upon...
View Essay Topic

---

Records 1966 to 1980 of 2629